Sirach
16:1 Temwagalanga baana bangi abatalina mugaso, so temusanyukiranga
abaana abatatya Katonda.
16:2 Newaakubadde nga beeyongera obungi, temubasanyukiranga, okuggyako okutya Mukama
beera nabo.
16:3 Temwesiga mu bulamu bwabwe, so tossa kitiibwa mu bungi bwabwe: kubanga omuntu omu
ekyo bwenkanya kisinga omutwalo; era kirungi okufa nga tolina
abaana, okusinga okuba n’abo abatatya Katonda.
16:4 Kubanga ekibuga kirijjuzibwa omuntu alina okutegeera: naye
ab’eŋŋanda z’ababi balifuuka mangu matongo.
16:5 Bingi ng’ebyo mbirabye n’amaaso gange, n’okutu kwange kuwulidde
ebintu ebinene okusinga bino.
16:6 Mu kibiina ky’abatatya Katonda omuliro gulikoleezebwa; era mu a
obusungu bw’eggwanga erijeemu bukukeddwako omuliro.
16:7 Teyakkakkana eri abanene ab’edda abaagwa mu maanyi
ku busirusiru bwabwe.
16:8 Era teyasonyiwa kifo Lutti gye yabeeranga, naye n’abakyawa
amalala gaabwe.
16:9 Teyasaasira bantu ba kuzikirira, abaatwalibwa mu
ebibi: .
16:10 Era n’abaserikale abatambula n’ebigere emitwalo mukaaga, abaali bakuŋŋaanye mu...
okukaluba kw’emitima gyabwe.
16:11 Era bwe wabaawo omukakanyavu mu bantu, kyewuunyisa singa
mutoloke nga tobonerezebwa: kubanga okusaasira n'obusungu biri naye; alina amaanyi oku...
sonyiwa, n’okuyiwa obutali bumativu.
16:12 Ng’okusaasira kwe bwe kuli okunene, n’okugolola kwe bwe kuli: Asalira omuntu omusango
okusinziira ku bikolwa bye
16:13 Omwonoonyi taliwona n’omunyago gwe: n’okugumiikiriza
abatya Katonda tebajja kuggwaamu maanyi.
16:14 Mutekewo ekkubo eri buli mulimu ogw'okusaasira: kubanga buli muntu alisanga nga bwe kiri
emirimu gye.
16:15 Mukama n’akakanyaza Falaawo aleme kumumanya, ng’owuwe
emirimu egy’amaanyi giyinza okumanyibwa ensi.
16:16 Okusaasira kwe kweyolekera eri buli kitonde; era ayawudde ekitangaala kye
okuva mu kizikiza n’omunywevu.
16:17 Togamba nti Ndikweka Mukama waffe;
okuva waggulu? Sijja kujjukirwa mu bantu bangi bwe batyo: kubanga ekiriwo
emmeeme yange mu bitonde ebitakoma bwe bityo?
16:18 Laba, eggulu n'eggulu ery'eggulu, n'obuziba n'ensi;
n’ebyo byonna ebirimu, bijja kuseeseetula bw’anaakyalira.
16:19 Ensozi n’emisingi gy’ensi gikankanyizibwa
nga bakankana, Mukama bw'abatunuulira.
16:20 Tewali mutima guyinza kulowooza ku bintu bino mu ngeri esaanira: era asobola
olubuto lw’amakubo ge?
16:21 Kibuyaga omuntu yenna gw’atayinza kulaba: kubanga ebikolwa bye ebisinga obungi biri
yakwese.
16:22 Ani ayinza okulangirira emirimu gy’obwenkanya bwe? oba ani ayinza okubigumira? -a
endagaano ye eri wala, n'okugezesebwa kw'ebintu byonna kuli ku nkomerero.
16:23 Abulwa okutegeera alirowoozanga ebitaliimu, n'omusirusiru
omuntu asobya alowooza ku busirusiru.
16:24 omwana, mpulira, oyige okumanya, era oteekeko akabonero ku bigambo byange n'ebyo
omutima.
16:25 Ndiraga okuyigiriza mu buzito, era ndibuulira ddala okumanya kwe.
16:26 Emirimu gya Mukama gikolebwa mu kusalirwa omusango okuva ku lubereberye: n'okuva
ekiseera kye yazikola yasuula ebitundu byazo.
16:27 Yayooyoota emirimu gye emirembe gyonna, era mu mukono gwe mwe muli abakulu
eri emirembe gyonna: tebakola, so tebakoowa, so tebalekera awo
emirimu gyabwe.
16:28 Tewali n’omu ku bo alemesa munne, era tebalijeemera kigambo kye.
16:29 Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo Mukama n’atunuulira ensi n’agijjuzaamu eyiye
emikisa.
16:30 Abikka ku maaso gaabyo n’ebiramu ebya buli ngeri; ne
baliddayo mu kyo nate.